Flag of Mexico - stock photo

The flag of Mexico features three vertical stripes: green on the left side, white in the middle, and red on the right side. In the center of the white stripe, there is the country's national emblem—an eagle perched on a cactus, devouring a serpent. The green stripe represents hope and independence, the white represents purity and unity, and the red symbolizes the bloodshed by the nation's heroes. The emblem recalls the legend of the founding of Tenochtitlan, the Aztec capital (now Mexico City), as prophesied by the gods.